Regarding New Beginnings

Have you ever noticed how many people tend to use the phrase, "Starting tomorrow," "Tomorrow is going to be the next day of the rest of my life," or something equally foreshadowing? Why do people insist that change is something that has to happen in the future? There's absolutely no reason for it not to happen at this very instant.

Sure, I'm a victim of these frequent "beginnings" or "restarts." You eat too much over the weekend or get drunk and molest a few children.... You feel bad about it and declare "Starting tomorrow no more overeating" or "On Monday, I'm giving up pedophilia... for good this time!" I also feel like these statements act as excuses. Frequently, during binge-eating episodes, I go through a certain thought process: Well, I might as well eat as much as I possibly can today, because starting tomorrow, I'm dieting HARD. Why do I do things like that? It's absolutely ridiculous. As humans, we should constantly be striving for change every moment of our lives.

Although I'm talking about this right now, just recently (this Monday, ironically), I vowed to a "triple threat" challenge. 1. No binge-eating. 2. No visiting of a certain life-consuming forum. 3. No masturbation. You might be wondering: Rob, what the hell do these three things have in common and why do I now know more about your sexual habits than I ever wanted to?

The first point in the plan is obvious. I want to lose weight and there's no way I can do it if I constantly eat like a walrus. The second and third points have to do with my social life, or lack thereof. Hopefully, this will motivate me to actually make contact with the opposite gender rather than just taking up-skirt pictures from the nearest sewer cover.

Nevertheless, the point here is that we shouldn't be planning change, but actually changing. Words are meaningless unless you back up your talk with action. How many of you have failed your New Year's resolutions already? Think about it. Your porn addiction isn't going to go away by itself. Whatever your goals are, start them NOW, rather than later. You'll be glad you did.

-Rob.